Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 2450 | 1 | |
| That was on monday 12/31/2012 while traffic in freeway was very clear. i set cruise control at 60 mile/hour but suddenly the car kept increasing faster more than 75 miles. i was panic and kept stepping brake to reduce speed. about one minute, the car was reduced at speed of 50 miles/hour. i tested it without cruise control. i drove steadily about 60 mile/hour about 10 minutes that the car started accelerated by itself again and hit 75 miles/hour. i kept stepping brake steadily to reduce speed until it kicking into 50 mile/hr. this car is definitely defective car with numerous issues. its defrost system does not function at all that almost killed me on september 2012. again i brought it to dealer on 01/02/2013 for accelerated issue and defrost system but honda power dealer still could not detect it. i filed complaint with ftc and district attorney/prosecute unit to request to investigate about this issue. i contacted to honda motor to request it to take this car back and terminate my lease but honda motor refused my request because honda motor used test results from power honda dealer and honda world dealer as honda motor 's decision found that there were not any defective with defrost system and accelerate found. honda motor made this car and failed to detect its problems that is no matter it can detect this car problem or not that honda has to hold accountability to lease it to me. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 600 | 1 | |
| Since i purchased this car, the engine vibrates, power steering makes noise (and the pump was replaced by dealer), now it also vibrates when riding (wheel) and brakes make a clamping noise that honda assures me is normal. at 7k miles, the brakes were adjusted. the car is now 14.5k miles and still vibrates in idle and when riding. i have filed a lemon law claim with the state of florida already, though honda is working on proving i am wrong. do i just get rid of the car? is this car safe? lemon law arbitration case #[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 07/10/2012 | 10123 | 1 | |
| I am into my first year of leasing this new vehicle. i have brought it to the dealer for repairs 3 times. it has been confirmed by the dealer/shop that the vehicle has a definite shimmy shaking of steering wheel at highway speed. ( 60-65 ). they have done all the necessary steps to repair this problem and nothing has worked. i have called honda mfg and filed a report as well. i was told by the mfg, they would look into this problem. i was also told by a honda rep. that it may be a characteristic of some accords. i feel as a consumer this would be unsafe to drive. i don not feel safe driving this vehicle. also, the a/c has been worked on 3 times as well, and still not working properly. why can't the dealer authorize a replacement when it has been confirmed? why would the dealer even let me leave lot knowing it has a definite problem? shouldn't safety come first for all? *tr | |||
| 12/05/2011 | 970 | ||
| Incident date: 12/05/2011, 5:45pm weather/road condition: good, no rain/snow, normal traffic pattern summary: accord 2012 lx had a sudden engine rev for about a couple of seconds and went back to normal without driver intervention. minor gas pedal vibration noticed for first 500 miles during break-in. details: i was driving accord 2012 lx on a local main street at about 20 to 25 mph, entering a normal small slope. i suddenly heard louder engine noise, and noticed tachometer going up from below 2k to 3k rpm quickly. at the same time, i felt gas pedal was moving away from my right foot. eventually the gas pedal came back and tachometer reading went back to normal as well. this lasted for a couple of seconds. i did not move my right foot away from gas pedal and did not intervene while this was happening. since this sudden engine rev went away in a couple of seconds by itself, i didn't feel that the accord accelerated a lot during the period. during first 500 miles on the accord, i also felt minor gas pedal vibration frequently on roads that are not perfectly paved and have some minor bumps. i have never noticed any such gas pedal vibration on other cars when driving down on the same roads. the vibration became less pronounced after 500 miles, and i didn't notice it lately. i am not sure if there is any relationship between initial gas pedal vibration during break-in and recent engine rev incident. i am concerned about highway safety of the car. | |||